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diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index e9bb22cba764..c2ebfe66177c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -109,6 +109,36 @@ struct resource_list {
 /* PCI control bits.  Shares IORESOURCE_BITS with above PCI ROM.  */
 #define IORESOURCE_PCI_FIXED            (1<<4)  /* Do not move resource */
 
+
+/* helpers to define resources */
+#define DEFINE_RES_NAMED(_start, _size, _name, _flags)                  \
+        {                                                               \
+                .start = (_start),                                      \
+                .end = (_start) + (_size) - 1,                          \
+                .name = (_name),                                        \
+                .flags = (_flags),                                      \
+        }
+
+#define DEFINE_RES_IO_NAMED(_start, _size, _name)                       \
+        DEFINE_RES_NAMED((_start), (_size), (_name), IORESOURCE_IO)
+#define DEFINE_RES_IO(_start, _size)                                    \
+        DEFINE_RES_IO_NAMED((_start), (_size), NULL)
+
+#define DEFINE_RES_MEM_NAMED(_start, _size, _name)                      \
+        DEFINE_RES_NAMED((_start), (_size), (_name), IORESOURCE_MEM)
+#define DEFINE_RES_MEM(_start, _size)                                   \
+        DEFINE_RES_MEM_NAMED((_start), (_size), NULL)
+
+#define DEFINE_RES_IRQ_NAMED(_irq, _name)                               \
+        DEFINE_RES_NAMED((_irq), 1, (_name), IORESOURCE_IRQ)
+#define DEFINE_RES_IRQ(_irq)                                            \
+        DEFINE_RES_IRQ_NAMED((_irq), NULL)
+
+#define DEFINE_RES_DMA_NAMED(_dma, _name)                               \
+        DEFINE_RES_NAMED((_dma), 1, (_name), IORESOURCE_DMA)
+#define DEFINE_RES_DMA(_dma)                                            \
+        DEFINE_RES_DMA_NAMED((_dma), NULL)
+
 /* PC/ISA/whatever - the normal PC address spaces: IO and memory */
 extern struct resource ioport_resource;
 extern struct resource iomem_resource;